Senate Appropriations Committee advances House Bill 1132, codifying Finance Authority support for stadium authority

The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 10-0 to move House Bill 1132 out of committee after a brief presentation and roll call.

Representative Miller, who presented the measure, said the bill "does 1 thing and it has 0 fiscal impact." He told the committee that HB 1132 "codifies the practice of the Indiana Finance Authority providing support staff for the Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority as opposed to what's in current law which says the Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority is required to, provide that support staff." Miller said the change reflects current practice and asked that the committee act quickly.

Dan Hughey of the Indiana Finance Authority attended the meeting and was introduced by Miller as available to answer questions. No questions were asked during the brief presentation. A motion to move the bill was made and seconded (movers not specified in the transcript), and the committee proceeded to a roll call. Senators voting in favor as recorded in the transcript were: Senator Nieczkowski; Senator Cadura; Senator Holman; Senator Brown; Senator Bassler; Senator Charbonneau; Senator Freeman; Senator Good; Senator Ratz; and Vice Chair Garten. A tally announced in the meeting was "10 to 0," and the chair stated, "Bill passes 10 to 0."

Committee members and staff described the bill as a technical clean-up: it changes which state entity is specified in statute to provide administrative support for the Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority, aligning the statute with the current operational arrangement under which the Indiana Finance Authority provides that support. Representative Miller and the presence of an Indiana Finance Authority representative were the only substantive discussion recorded in the transcript.

After the vote the chair thanked Representative Miller and adjourned the meeting.